Shoe pad



L. RUTH SHOE PAD Feb. 18, 1930.

Filed April 1928 Inventor lama @2 1 Aztornqy Patented Feb. 18, 1 930UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LAURA RUTH, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA vSHOE Application filed April 3,

The present invention relates to a small appliance to be used inconnection with old types of footwear and has more particular referenceto what may bedesignated an 5 anti-slippingjpad for use especially onthe exterior of the sole of a shoe, the same being principally intendedfor outdoor wear.

It -is well. known that difiiculty is sometimesiexperi'encedin walkingon wet, ice, or losnow -filcovered pavements. This is'particularlysowhere leather soled shoes are con-' cerned."fThe leather, in gettingwet, takes on a ,slimy and slippery. surface, and when-- walking'brisklyon a wet surface or ice covgredipavement the wearer is liable to injurybyzslgpping and falling.

In" 'ew of this, I have evolved and produced a simple and inexpensivearticle of manufacture, which can betemporarily at- Iachod to the bottomof the sole to facilitate dependable walking- 'The appliance is in theform of arubber disc equipped with an appropriate adhesive on one sideto be applied against the sole of the'shoe and provided on the otherside with walking appliance for'attaohment to the anti-slipping means.

In the drawings: I 7 Figure 1 is a top plan View of the product as it ismarketed. I l

Figure 2 is a transverse section taken on the line 22 of Figure 1.. j

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view showingv the anti-slipping pad orappliance in place, in the sole ,ef the shoe.

Figure 4 is a view like Figure 2, showing the coveringfa'bric removed;

, Referring first to Figure 4', it'will be seen that the pad isgenerally designated by the numeral 5. As before intimated it comprises40 arubber. disc 6, the inner face of which is provided with an adhesiveas indicated at 7, and the outer face of which is formedwithanti-slipping means '8. This means may be in the form of ribs formedof rubber or may be axseparate element. I have found it suc- PAD 1928.Serial No. 266,972.

.ed in Figure 3. The adhesive causes the pad to stick sufficiently tightfor the purpose-desired, but permits it to be peeled off when desired.Hence the device is merely a temporary appliance to aid in safe walking.

The simplicity of the invention is such as to permit a clearunderstanding to be had,

after reading the description in connection with the drawing,andconsequently a more lengthy description 1s regarded unnecessary.

Minor changes in the shape, size, and re arrangement of partscom1ngw1th1n the-field 1 of invention claimed may be resorted to, if

desired.

I claim: As a new article of manufa'cture,'a safety sole of a shoe, arubber disc havin adhesive material on one side and having liurlap onthe otherside of said disc to provide an antislipping surface for thedisc, and a readily removable covering for the adhesive surface on saidother side..

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

LAURA RUTH.

cessful to employ burlap, and this has proved to be very eflicient inavoiding slipping. As shown in Fi ure 2, the adhesive side of the discis attac ed to the fabric backing and covering element 9. I might state,here,

